Christina Applegate's boyfriend Lee Grivas found dead

Actress Christina Applegate's on-again/off-again boyfriend, Lee Grivas, was found dead at his apartment on July 1 by a neighbor. No autopsy has been conducted, but so far there are no signs of foul play.

The National Enquirer broke the story with a source who says Grivas may have died of a drug overdose.

"Applegate and Grivas, a 26-year-old skateboarder and photographer, had a rocky on-again, off-again relationship due to his continual battle with drugs and alcohol," according to the Enquirer. "But the couple had decided to give it one last shot this past April when Grivas made another attempt at getting clean."

Apparently, Grivas had a history of drug problems dating back to his teens. Applegate broke up with him a number of times because of his struggles with getting clean.

Twenty-six. That's just so sad. All our prayers for him and condolences to Applegate.

Photo: Christina Applegate at the L.A. premiere of "Over Her Dead Body."
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Comments

[cassie]

To use a photo referencing a dead body and to make a "Whodunit" joke in light of this awful, awful tragedy is something I'd expect of perez or tmz, NOT the LA Times. Thoughts and prayers to all affected.

[Mike]

Ditto Cassie. Shame.

[Helen Summers]

Starting this article with a "clever" quip is tasteless and disrespectful. This is a sad story and doesn't need a jokey lede to suck the reader in. I suggest you remove the "whodunnit" joke before others see it.

[Meredith]

Seriously. The quip is too much.

[Scott]

Please remove the whodunnit joke.

[tmc]

Not to mention using the photo from "Over her dead body" premiere??? wow class it up LA Times

[NW]

And we're supposed to care, why?

It would be nice if all druggies would drop dead.

[ebmo]

Have you never lost a friend or a loved one? No matter what the circumstances, this man had a family somewhere and loved ones who are grieving. Way to twist the knife in an open wound Liz.

[TimesReader]

That's a horrible remark at the beginning of your article. Are you writing for the LA Times or TMZ?

[PO]

I am sure that his survivors are not reading this article.

The prospect of waking up with Christina Appelgate lying next to him should have helped inspire him to survive.

People like him only serve to bring other people down with them

Anybody wishing to join him, please feel free.

[SC]

Actually, some of his survivors ARE hearing about this stuff. they're not celebritiies and he is only a celebriy because he happened to be in love w/Chrisitina. he was a beautiful human being who happened to have some problems w/drugs. these blogs or whatever they are, are disgusting. i'm here only because there are relatives crying not only about his death but because of the mean and untrue things that are being said online and in the tabloids. they are not from hollywood and anyone who knew him knows that he was a wonderful person and the only people these comments hurt are those who loved him.

[tim]

i was friends with lee when we went through rehab together and i can tell you guys that as a sober person he was great. Im sober now and for those arrangant pricks who dont know drug addiction and alcoholism is a disease. All the actions we do under the influence are caused from a twisted mind set that no one who isnt an addict or alcoholic would understand. At least he didnt hurt anyone else in his disease like many of us do. My prayers go out to all the others that loved him and if you dont know him you dont know the type of guy he was. RIP my brother

[mike]

lee was an awesome dude but had brittle bones and was not much of a pool player. we didnt grow up with much but the jerky prick kept us laughing. thanks for the times. see you on the other side.

[deb]

If so called 'People' like Lee can bring other 'people' down, then those 'people' are weak in the first place and should get help themselves for their shortcoming. Christina is human and no different than any one of us. All because she has a job in front of the camera doesn't make her any different or better than you or I.She obviously saw the fantastic person that Lee was. Lee was a wonderful person and if you had known him you would have thought the same. My husband met Lee in detox and I had known him the past 6 mos, we even worked together for a short while and just within the short time I met Lee, I bacame to realise that he was a very kind, soft spoken, caring, amazing, remarkable person who had ambitions & dreams, nothing like the papers make of him. To say you wish all 'druggies' to drop dead, would be like saying you wish most everyone on this planet would drop dead. Addiction is a disease, like gambling, alcholism, sex, food, compulsive bahaviour, and so on. Do you wish all these people to drop dead too cuz they all have a disease. We all have the right to opinions but please lets learn a little and become a little intellectual before you make comments you know nothing about. I am so so sorry for his family to have to read & hear all these heartless remarks regarding their son, their brother, their friend, and to Christina. My heart goes out to all whose Lees heart has touched & loved. God Bless you Lee, R.i.P You are no longer suffering with this disease that hold of you. T&D

[kelcey]

I just got home from Lee's memorial service. He brought together so many people, and touched so many lives. He was a beautiful soul that unfortunately was taken from this earth due to this horrible disease called addiction. Millions of people suffer from this, and sometimes it gets the best of us. Lee is loved by so many and whom ever is writing horrible and nasty comments, you should consider the family and friends that are in a grieving stage, and have a little more respect. Learn a little about addiction and stop being so damn ignorant.
i miss you lee...

[tga]

my daughter had a long term relationship with this "junkie"!! before he ended the relationship, he broke into her checking account, sold items that were given to her by her family and many many other horrible things. after he broke up with her I had to rush to her side to console her. she wouldn't listen to anyone, especially her family about what a user, lying stealing person he was. I found hundreds of heroin packets in his things that he left behind. i called his parents many times to ask for help. the answer i got was, "he's over 21" and there is nothing I can do. fortunately, she got over it. i don't want to hear any garbage about addiction and how the judgemental ones have no idea what addiction is like. no one forced him to smoke or inject that stuff. he made that decision on his own. no one put a gun to his head. what he should have done with all the money that he stole from his "friends" is get into therapy many, many years ago before his "demons" took control. i drove him back to his apartment at one time. i spent the entire ride listening to him lie to me. stupid me, i believed him.i hope ms.applegate didn't believe his crap! and kelcy, i know first hand what a monster addiction is. i am NOT ignorant. life is a precious gift. not to be taken for granted. use your life to be a positive influence and not waste it away on drugs.

[kelcey Rardin]

Anybody that says "ALL drug addicts should drop dead" is ignorant. I myself was a practicing addict and now have been a recovering addict for awhile and life is a gift, everyday it is a miracle. If you suffer from an addiction you don't need therapy, you need to find yourself a program, and work it. My dad had a hard time understanding addiction and instead of just judging, he actually looked into it. There are many books out there and medical lectures you can attend. Call your local hospital and ask. If you happen to live in the pasadena area check out Dr. Pinsky on wednesday night at 5:00 at Las Encinas hospital. You can ask any questions you want. Here is one website to check out... http://www.hbo.com/addiction/

Im not here to argue, there is no way i can change anyones opinion on the matter. They just need to get educated. People dont choose to be an addict, it happens to more people than you know. Sometimes it takes over the person slowly sometimes not. It is a progressive disease, unless you get help. Sometime its too late. Im happy that all these studies have been taking place so people do realize that it is not there fault. Everybody has problems wether it be drugs or alcohol, eating disorders, anger issues, gambling, sex or love addiction, etc....
im going to close by saying this, ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE US.
unless you think of yourself as being god, think before you judge someone.

[GAR]

Lee was a great person! People say he was a skateboarder lol. He did that for fun. He was an a** busting Alaskan fisherman that did 18 hour shifts for about 90 days at a time! I would like to see some of you criticizers pull one shift on that boat. He was also an extremely talented photographer and film maker. If you criticizers new the life he lived as a young boy what he went through you might understand a little better how he fell into drugs. He was not some junkie that didn't try to get clean, He went to rehab several times willingly to try and shake his deamon and unfortuantly he just couldn't do it. He was loved greatly by his family and friends and he loved them back. He was a great person that hurt no one but himself and would never hurt anyone else. God bless you Lee and you will be greatly missed. And my heart goes out to Christina as she loved him very much. RIP Lee

[Nick Vitulli]

I grew up with Lee, we skated together every day for years, and if you knew the monotony and daily criticism we received in our sh***y town in white trash upstate New York, you might have a bit more insight into why drug use and eventually abuse was an idea which crossed our minds. I've fortunately been able to step away from drugs in my adult life, aparrentlly Lee was unable to do that. I loved and cared for Lee like a brother even after we were forbidden to hang out with each other and he went off to the family school. He was a wonderfully talented, amazing human being, and anyone who knew him would agree with me. My condolences to those who had the privelage of his company up until the point of his death. Rest in Peace brother.